Machine for the manufacture of tickets or labels



. Feb. 16,1926. 1,573,677

E. CAUDRELIER MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TICKETS 0R LABELS Filed April 14, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. "16 192s.

, E-f CAUDRELIER MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 'QI GKETS OR LABEL8? Filed April 14, 1924.

Patented Feb. 16, 1926. i

UNITED STATES PArENroFFicn,

EDMONDOAUDRELIEB, OF PARIS,.FRANGE. I

MACHINE FOR THE IMANUFACTURELOF TroKnTsonLABELs.

Application filed April 14,1924. Serial no. 706,417,

Machines of known types are employed for the manufacture of pasteboard tickets or labels for indicating the prices'of goods,

or for like purposes, by means of type characters with cutting edges which. are

adapted to cut out and to insert intojthe pasteboard a suitable, paper Whose colour corresponds to that oi? the characters de-r sired. A

My invention relates to a machine en'ibodying this principle, but differing from the known machines by anew .method .of,

control and by the meansemp'loyed'for the stamping or embossing of thecha racters (letters and numerals) in the ,pasteboard. The stamping operation is'of a progressive nature, i. e. the pasteboard-piece is -printed or stamped by the successive formation of the several elements and in a continuous manner. For a given pasteboard piece, the

operation can be performed with a small expenditure of power,.which is also independent of the size of the said piece, or

properly speaking, of its length, and hand control can be employed inall cases. .111

constant throughout the series or paste board. pieces, whilst in the known dev ces this depth chiefly depends upon the variable force employed inthe manipulation ofthe hand-wheels or" levers controlling the pressing plate, I

My said pressing machine, as will be hereinafter described, requires no essential modification of the composing sticks and the ticket-holders in current use. r I 1 The appended drawings illustrate a constructional form of my said machine which is given solely by way of example and is employed for the stamping or pressing of pasteboard tickets or labels in aprogressive CAUDRELIER,

engaged a well as adjustable.

machine, and Figure 2;is a side elevation.

manner, the operation being continuous as Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the Figure 3.11s a plan view of "the pressing,-

plate. Figure 4: is a cross-section of a key of the said pressing plate. 6 are respectively a cross-section and a plan view of a type holder for the type characters I and Figure 7 is a plan of these holders and guides. o

"The said apparatus is constituted "in principle as shown-in Figures -1 and 2 by'a machineframe of substantial construction comprising three elements, viz., two crosspieces Band a top plate. C, the relative'distances between the saidelementsfmay ,vary for the ,purpose of adjustment, 'as'will be further: set forth.. A screw V'is inserted atea'ch'end into one of 't-hesaidcross-pieces,

a'ndl'it has movable thereon a sliding car-' riage D having a screw'threaded aperture; said carriage is provided with two pairsof rollers, .alower pair G and an upper pair G revoluble respectively 011 the axles 1,2. The upper'rollersGr arefin contact with the top plate C offthe machine frame.

Figures 5 and lower rollers are in contact with a movable i pressing plate P which essentially charac terizes the; present inachine,,and consists a main body which is suitably cut out as shown 11]. Figures 3 and 4 and wherein are The said keys whose cross-section is shown .pluralityot keys of identical 0011- I M 'struct'ion. addition to this advantage afforded in the: manipulation of the machine, iny said ape" paratus is'susceptible. ofan adjustmentby which the depth of-thestampinggwill be relative" tll111QI1SlOD$ZOff'EllO plate and the keys" being such that the l'aces of the keys extend to a very slight degree above and below the top and bottom faces of the said plate. For this purpose, a small space :is allowed between theke'ys whereby they are given a certain freedom movement in the lateral direction. In like manner, the thickness of the end portions 3 is somewhat less than the width of the said lateral recesses in the pressing plate, so as to allow a slight vertical movement of the said keys.

The said pressing plate has at each end a ramp 4:"fOl1OWed by a flat portion 4 normally in contact with the lower rollers, and

an axial aperture 5 is pierced in each of said fiat portions. hen the machine is assembled, each aperture affords passage to a cylindrical tenon 6 mounted on the base plate A and upon which is disposed a spring 7, A stop piece 8 secured to the cross-piece B prevents alliascent ot' the said pressing plate, but the latter can descend by compressing thewspring 7. The screw V is actuated for example by laterally disposed gearing E operated by a handle 9; obviously, any other suitable mechanical or electrical control may beemployed without departing from the principle of the in vention.

The said machine completed, in' the known manner, by a table 10 extending forwardly of the base A, the said table being provided with the parallel guides 20 whereby the ticket-holder and the composing stick can be supported under the pressing plate. These guides :20 are carried by plates 24 slidingly mounted on posts 25 and yieldingly supported by springs 26 above the table 10.

The operation is as follows. The crosspieces B and the top plate C having been adjusted to the proper height, as will be further indicated, the composing stick is placed between the base plate A and the pressing plate P. By turning the screw V in the proper direction, the carriage D, which is supposed for example to be situated to the left of the machine, will move forward, and the rollers G will roll in the first place upon the straight portion l; but when the rollers come upon the ramp 4, the pressing plate will compress the left-hand spring 7 and will thus descend, also tilting to a slight degree. As the said carriage continues to move, the lower rollers will approach the region of the keys t, the spacing of th said rollers being such that they will rest completely upon the said keys wi'liout extending upon the rigid side portion oi the plate.

As the said rollers move forward, each key is lowered in turn and is also given an alternate tilting movement i. e. when the rollers come upon the key and when they leave the same, The keys are enabled to move by reason of the freedom of motion which they possess in both directions, as above stated. The descent of a given key provides for the stamping or pressing of the element of the ticket situated just below, by means of the composing stick.

It is observed that upon the descent of the keys the lower faces of each key are successively brought into the same horizontal plane, and hence the pressing action is quite regular; on the other hand, the pressing action is progressive, and the total power re quired is made up oi": various small elements oi power correspondingto the descent of a key, so that the effort upon the opera-tmg handle is accordingly reduced.

T he first adjustment of the machine retance between the lower rollers G and the upper flat surface of the base plate A.

For this reason, the distance between the cross-piece B and the said base plate is to be regulated. To this end the latter plate has at each of the four corners a steel block 11 serving as a nut "for ascrew 12 which supports the elementf'll; a nut '18 engaging the portion M- formed together with 11, serves (after adjustment in'height) to screw the whole device in the tight position. The apertures 15, 16 are used with a claw wrench or the like to obtain the rotation of the screw relative to its nut, and hence to raise and lower the member B having disposed thereon the rollers G I Secondly, it is observed that the piece C cannot be rigidly secured to the. element B wvit-hout exposing the screw V to flGXlUll of chine work upon the lower face of the top plate which will have an eitect upon the screw, through the medium of the upper rollers; on the otherhand it is necessary to take up the wear of the parts.

The rollers G should be broughtinto contact with the top plate G upon which they are caused to bear; this can be be carried out by adjusting the parts by means of the upper nuts (as further set forth), and the contact of said rollers with the said top plate "will'prevent all fiexion of the screw F or this double purpose, by an adjustment similar to the preceding, I am enabled to vary the distance between the top plate C and the cross-piece B, by means of a screw 12 supporting the said top plate and co-operating with a screw-threaded portion of the said cross-piece. As in the preceding case, the whole device can be made tight by means of a nut 13, after adjustment. By this double adjustment, the machine is particularly responsive both as to its operation and as to the range of depths of the em bossing or stamping obtained.

For the first adjustment, the top plate'C is brought near the cross-piece carrying the rollersG this being a machine adjustment. For the second adjustment, the aggregate of the top plate C and the cross-pieces B (provided with said rollers) is brought near the lower base plate A; this adjustment relating to the pressing action.

The parallel guides 20 areadapted to support the ordinary form of type holders or I type holder yieldingly carried by the a novel form thereof adapted to receive type of different sizes as shown in Figures 5 and 6. As shown therein, a type 27 may be supported for instance, for a capital letter, while a shorter type 28 may be supported by a difierent size of the holder as in Figure 7.

The said holders, which may have any desired width, comprise an upper plate 21 and an elastic member 22; the latter is secured to the edge of the said plate, and in this manner the said holder maybe mounted upon one guide 20. The upper plate 21 has a certain thickness, and at the outer end it has an offset J3 supporting one end of the type character whereof the other end rests upon the parallel guide 20.

The thickness of the plate 21 is such that it takes up the thickness of the type character. When the pressure is brought upon the device, the whole aggregate is lowered; the said holder is arrested by reason of its thick edge, while the type character is brought down for the embossing or stamping action, and immediately after this takes place, the spring strip 22 comes into action and raises the aggregate comprising the said holder and the type character.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature ofmy said invention and in what manner the same 1s to be per.

between said carrier and base, meansfor moving said carrier over said keys, and a beneath said keys.

3. In a stamping machine, a base, a lcooperating pressure head, an interposed carrier, a series of independent pressing keys between said carrier and base. means for moving said carrier over said keys, and

base

' cross heads upon the base, pressing keys sup.-

ported above the base, and a carrier interposed between said keys andvthe pressure head.

6. The combination as in claim feeding screw mounted in the cross heads and connected to said carrier.

7. The combination as in claim 5,1neans for adjusting the pressure head upon the cross head, and a yielding type holder disposed beneath said keys. 1

8. In a stamping machine, a base, a pres sure head supported above the same, a pressing plate provided with loosely mounted keys, and a carrier having rolling contactwith the pressure head and keys.

9. The construction of stamping machine defined by claim 8 with a type holder supported upon the base, and yielding means for supporting the keys above said type holder. 10. In a stamping machine, a base, a type holder yieldingly mounted thereon, a pressure plate having independently mounted movable. keys yieldingly mounted above said 7 type holder, a pressure head, and a carrier engaging said head and pressure plate in its movement. 7

11. The combination as in claim 10, with the cross heads supporting a feed shaftfor the carrier and having screws for adjusting the pressure head relative to the carrier, and independent screws at the cross heads 5 with a for adjusting the carrier relative to the pressure plate.

EDMOND CAUDRELIER. 

